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dollar van

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
dol-lar -van
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle bus for a usual fee of one US dollar.

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From their usual fare in the late 20th century.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dollar vans (plural)

Synonyms

shared taxi or shuttle bus

Questions

What does dollar van mean?
Synonym of shared taxi or shuttle bus, especially a van or minibus operated as a taxi or shuttle bus for a usual fee of one US dollar.
Where does dollar van come from?
From their usual fare in the late 20th century.

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